it was a lot of fun! also I am bad at it!!!

I've played this! There is a game of it in Osaka, Japan.

of course. Pretty sure my older sister still has some on her shelf in her childhood bedroom.

Char asks “Isn't there any way to send all politicians to outer space?” Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep24

@newvgadvisor.bsky.social Retro Mystery Club Vol.1: The Ise-Shima Case (2019)

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I have everything I've ever wanted

Mr. Domino WIND CHIMES

I'm getting this even after buying the gold package to have everything on a card for Switch. Oops! Is this the last DLC for this one? Or are further events in the works? I presume it's a "never say never situation" but would love to know.

The American Metaphysical Circus YouTube video by The United States of America - Topic

RIP, Joe Byrd, mastermind behind two mind-bending classics: The United States Of America (1968) + Joe Byrd And The Field Hippies' The American Metaphysical Circus (1969). Get 'em both in all formats. He was true one-off, loved by Broadcast, Portishead, & many others.
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yes but we also talk About Some of Bazerk.

Nakano Broadway! Shakey's Pizza!

Tickets booked for Tokyo in February. and why not?

Tips for streaming

I can't say everyone growing up played Final Fantasy VI/III, but I knew several friends who did. And I definitely played Secret of Mana etc. When I first emulated games in the late 90s, it definitely includes games like the SNES Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger.

Oddly, this image trace from an ad from around 2002. Mr. Domino came out in like 2002 so wtf

It does. Just not against enemies that deal two damage.

what I am more urked about is having to re-enter boss rooms and sometimes forced to re-fight a boss when sometimes you can sneak your beads back. That's a cruel choice.

It has little function in the boss, I agree. But it does help nearly all other actions in the game. I think just saying that the extra health is flawed because it doesn't work well against a tough boss is like saying cough syrup doesn't work because it didn't cure my headache. It has other merits.

Yep. I think there's a balance between difficult, plus difficult plus fun. Guessing a number between 1 and 100 with no hints isn't much fun and hard. Beating something that Wallops you initially and eventually learning how to have a David and Goliath moment with it is fun.

Honestly I saw someone use the fly anywhere Celeste built in helping and it made it harder. Because it's mostly linear paths to the end, they just got lost in a maze of rooms not knowing where to go.

going to disagree. Even if you had two or more health, the bosses would still be hard. The little health isnt to make bosses easier, it's to make the rest, easier (i.e: travelling, exploring, regular enemies) as more exploring = more experience with the game to be able to move when you gotta!

DAY 426 OF ASKING PLEASE MAKE A DUNGEON MIDEVIL DOS MUSIC MIX

Weekends in Famitsu in 1996

We were once a proper country. . .

Sad because we don't rank games based on "Freakyness" anymore.

What streaming felt like

Brushing up on the basics.

Unelated (not currently interested in unfollowing) but I find it very hard to unfollow/mute someone unless I found them really upsetting. It just feels like hanging up mid-convo or shutting a door on them.